Liquid accommodating container

Abstract

A liquid accommodating container includes an accommodating portion configured to accommodate, in a hermetically closed state, a liquid for testing a measuring apparatus, a storage portion configured to store the liquid, and a coupling portion configured to couple the accommodating portion and the storage portion in a state that one of the accommodating portion and the storage portion is foldable back to the other.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A liquid accommodating container, comprising:
 a member including:
 a first region including an accommodating reservoir, the accommodating reservoir being configured to accommodate, in a hermetically closed state, a liquid for testing a measuring apparatus; and 
 a second region spaced apart from the first region, the second region including a storage reservoir, the storage reservoir being configured to store the liquid; and 
 
 a flange disposed on the member, the flange being configured to couple the accommodating reservoir and the storage reservoir when the accommodating reservoir and the storage reservoir are folded together, 
 wherein at least one of a groove, a perforation, and a crease is formed on the flange at a position between the first region and the second region, 
 the storage reservoir is formed to be folded towards the accommodating reservoir in a folding direction, 
 the storage reservoir includes a projection configured to perforate the accommodating reservoir when the storage reservoir is folded towards the accommodating reservoir, and 
 the projection includes a flow passage for the liquid which makes communication between the accommodating reservoir and the storage reservoir when the storage reservoir is folded towards the accommodating reservoir. 
 
     
     
       2. The liquid accommodating container according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the storage reservoir has a recess which is recessed in the folding direction in which the storage reservoir is folded towards the accommodating reservoir; and 
 the projection has one end which protrudes in the folding direction and which is open in the recess and an other end which is to be inserted into the liquid contained in the accommodating reservoir when the storage reservoir is folded towards the accommodating reservoir. 
 
     
     
       3. The liquid accommodating container according to  claim 1 , wherein the storage reservoir includes a limiting portion which limits a range of diffusion of the liquid which passes through the flow passage and which is discharged into the storage reservoir. 
     
     
       4. The liquid accommodating container according to  claim 2 , wherein a first area, which is provided around one end of a through-hole of the projection, has hydrophobicity which is lower than hydrophobicity of a second area which surrounds the first area. 
     
     
       5. The liquid accommodating container according to  claim 3 , wherein the limiting portion has an annular protrusion which is provided around one end of a through-hole of the projection. 
     
     
       6. The liquid accommodating container according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the accommodating reservoir is formed to be folded towards to the storage reservoir; and 
 the accommodating reservoir has a discharge port for the liquid which is positioned over the storage reservoir when the accommodating reservoir is folded towards the storage reservoir. 
 
     
     
       7. The liquid accommodating container according to  claim 6 , wherein the storage reservoir includes a limiting portion which limits a range of diffusion of the liquid discharged from the discharge port. 
     
     
       8. The liquid accommodating container according to  claim 1 , wherein the liquid is a control solution which is to be used for a test for the measuring apparatus for measuring a glucose concentration in a sample.